Naslov
The Primacy of Function over Structure, Analogy Reading of Wittgenstein's "Meaning is Use" Aphorism

Autori
Melville, Nicholas ; Krkač, Kristijan

Izvornik
Synthesis philosophica (0352-7875) 60 (2015), 2; 289-305

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
analogy ; forms of life ; language-games ; the meaning of a word is its use ; metaphor ; similarities ; use of a word ; Ludwig Wittgenstein ; Gordon Baker & Peter Hacker

Sažetak
In the paper authors examine Wittgenstein’s standpoint “the meaning of a word is its use in an utterance” mainly in the context of sections 23 and 43 of the Philosophical Investigations in the light of some other sections (namely 197–199, and 209), and some influential interpretations of these passages. They claim that “meaning is use” slogan is an analogy. Additionally, partially following Baker and Hacker 2005, authors argue that the standpoint is understandable only in the context of dependence of language-games on forms of life (wider interpretation). Namely, meaning of a word is its use in an utterance only if the use has a place in a life. In other words, in order to understand language-games it seems natural to observe them in their natural context of forms of life they belong to. Therefore, the claim “meaning is use” can be understood only as an analogy or a metaphor in precisely these directions of interpretation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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